Upcoming Choir Events

On Sunday, April 7, the National Lutheran Choir community will gather for our annual 2019 fundraising gala. Our theme, Transformed for the Future, salutes the past generosity of our patrons and looks to a future full of exciting opportunities that allow the choir to continue its pursuit of artistic excellence and share its ministry of music with all who need beauty and the message of God’s love. Please join us on this journey in which we are Transformed for the Future.

Lead by Gala Committee Chair, Brenda Bartz, the 2019 Gala will include: cocktails; both silent and live auctions; a gourmet dinner; and the annual highlight- a National Lutheran Choir performance. All are welcome to this joyous annual event, even those who are new our organization!

So often a shroud of darkness forms around those living under an iron fist, but music is the light that flickers, maintains, and grows despite the circumstances. Light and Dark explores the music of equatorial regions and the dark north of Europe. Influenced by each culture’s unique climate– where cold night breeds mystery and the warm sun imbues a particular colorfulness– music fills the role of storytelling in a unique and fascinating way.

So often a shroud of darkness forms around those living under an iron fist, but music is the light that flickers, maintains, and grows despite the circumstances. Light and Dark explores the music of equatorial regions and the dark north of Europe. Influenced by each culture’s unique climate– where cold night breeds mystery and the warm sun imbues a particular colorfulness– music fills the role of storytelling in a unique and fascinating way.

Carry on the Christmastime cheer, and join the National Lutheran Choir’s live concert recording of Carols We Love to Sing. Audience members will have the opportunity to both listen to National Lutheran Choir perform special arrangements of carols and participate in the recording session by singing along to popular congregational hymns.

Carols We Love to Sing will be the third volume in the popular Hymns We Love to Sing CD series. During the concert, Dr. Cherwien may need to repeat selections, which will allow audience members to experience the National Lutheran Choir’s recording process first hand. After the Winter Concert Recording session, the CD will be curated, produced, and made available on our Recording Shop. The first two Volumes of Hymns We Love to Sing, released in 2005 and 2010, are available today at NLCA.com/shop.

Join the National Lutheran Choir and hundreds of local church choir singers at our annual outreach event. The Choral TuneUp is designed to help church choirs build skills, experience new repertoire, and be inspired by the conductor of the Luther College Nordic Choir.

This cherished annual event creates a holy experience for audiences from all backgrounds. Families, groups of friends, and those seeking contemplation and beauty during the holidays find the memories they create at the National Lutheran Choir Christmas Festival last a lifetime. This season, the story of Christ's Mysterious Birth takes center stage through an array of poetry, communal singing, and exquisite choral music in the unsurpassed beauty of the Basilica of Saint Mary.

Mystery and deep spiritual connection with loved ones spark a time of remembrance as the National Lutheran Choir reignites our signature choral service at All Saints. The fervent emotion of Ola Gjeilo’s Dark Night of the Soul a tour-de-force for string quartet, piano, and choir, invites us into the mystery of God's grace. Central to the All Saints service is the recitation of memorial names-- come share the name of your loved one with our community for a deeply moving remembrance of those who are no longer with us.

Mystery and deep spiritual connection with loved ones spark a time of remembrance as the National Lutheran Choir reignites our signature choral service at All Saints. The fervent emotion of Ola Gjeilo’s Dark Night of the Soul a tour-de-force for string quartet, piano, and choir, invites us into the mystery of God's grace. Central to the All Saints service is the recitation of memorial names-- come share the name of your loved one with our community for a deeply moving remembrance of those who are no longer with us.

Join the National Lutheran Choir (lead choral sponsor) for an afternoon of informal singing, drinking, and eating at Spring Cafe at Como Pavilion in Saint Paul...hosted by Beer Choir Twin Cities! Special guest, loads of beer and German food, all with 500 new friends, all with free admission. Artistic Director David Cherwien will even lead a song or two!

AUDITIONS FOR THE NATIONAL LUTHERAN CHOIR'S 2018-2019 WILL BE MAY 17TH (7-10PM) AND MAY 19TH (9AM-12PM), 2018 AT MOUNT OLIVE LUTHERAN CHURCH, 3045 CHICAGO AVENUE SOUTH, MINNEAPOLIS.

Our audition process is meant to identify singers who: are good fit for the National Lutheran Choir musically and technically; who are able to fully commit to the schedule; who demonstrate a commitment to the highest musical standards. Making music with us is a fun and rewarding experience; however, being an National Lutheran Choir member requires hard work, high expectations, and commitment.

Please click the button below for further audition information.

Join the National Lutheran Choir, plus board members, staff, friends and family, as we gather at the Bloomington Hilton DoubleTree in our 2018 Gala: “Hope Takes Flight!” In addition to celebrating the National Lutheran choir's landmark 2017-2018 season, his year’s Gala features festive games, live and silent auctions, a full-course dinner, a special fund-the-mission presentation and a performance by the National Lutheran Choir.